Pete Holmes, Bear Down Podcast, The TOMKAT Project and More Set for UP Comedy Club, June 2013
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 12, 2013
Tickets are currently on sale for UP Comedy Club's roster of stand-up and sketch shows, and newly added special engagements including: Summer in The Second City (June 21-August 31), a panel presentation and question and answer session with original members of The Playwrights Theatre Club (which later became The Second City) and several appearances as part of TBS Just For Laughs Festival (June 11-June 16). Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-662-4562 or visiting UPComedyClub.com. UP Comedy Club is located at 230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley in Chicago.
TBS JUST FOR LAUGHS - PETE HOLMESTuesday, June 11 & Thursday, June 13, 2013
Pete Holmes is a nationally touring stand-up comedian, actor, improviser, writer and cartoonist. You may know him from his crazy popular podcast You Made It Weird. His latest one-hour Comedy Central Special Nice Try, The Devilpremiered in May 2013, while his 2011 CD Impregnated with Wonder made several "Top Comedy Recordings" lists. He's also appeared on his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents special, Premium Blend, and was also featured on VH1's Best Week Ever. Pete has written for and voices multiple characters on Comedy Central's Ugly Americans and is the voice and writer of the popular "E*Trade Baby" commercials. Pete's digital shorts are featured regularly on CollegeHumor.com, Tosh.0, Atom TV and Atom.com. Keep an eye out for the new late-night talk show he'll host on TBS later this year, following Conan.
Showtimes:
Tuesday, June 11, at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 13 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25
Tuesday, June 11, at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 13 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25
TBS Just For Laughs - Second City Alumni Show
June 12, 2013
Scheduled to appear:
Scott Adsit, Kevin Dorff and TJ & Dave.
Some of the Second City's most legendary alumni, Scott Adsit, Kevin Dorff and TJ & Dave, return to the improv capital of the world for a night of unscripted, unpredictable and unforgettable improvised comedy.
Showtimes:
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25
TBS Just for Laughs - Bear Down Podcast
June 12, 2013
Bear Down was started by a group of wayward Chicagoans stuck in the bright desert of Los Angeles. To hide out from the sun, they created a podcast where all their comedian friends could come by and talk all things Chicago and all things football. The Bear Down performers over the years include: Ron Livingston, Brad Morris, Kevin Dorff, Nick Swardson, Cindy Caponera, Brian Huskey, Garfunkel and Oates, Ike Berenholtz, Matt Besser, and the king of the south end zone Fireman Pete.
Scheduled to Appear:
Brad Morris, Joe Nunez, Horatio Sanz, and Matt Walsh
Showtimes:
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 10:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25
TBS Just for Laughs - Knuckleheads
June 13-15, 2013
Knuckleheads is Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong. The newest additions to Saturday Night Live return to Chicago for the Just For Laughs Festival. Join them for a night of sketch, improv and more.
75 minutes. No intermission.
Showtimes:
Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 10:30 p.m.
Friday, June 14, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25
Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 10:30 p.m.
Friday, June 14, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25
The TOMKAT Project
June 20, 2013
On June 29th, 2012, thirty-three year old American Actress, (and fashion designer), Katie Holmes made a phone call to a film set in Iceland to speak with her husband, fifty year old American Actor Tom Cruise. This would be her first divorce and the third for him. Based on actual interviews, (and completely imagined scenes), seven actors portray 54 characters including Oprah Winfrey, David Miscavige, Matt Lauer, Scarlet Johansson, Josh Hartnett, Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone, Cruise/Wagner Partner Paula Wagner, Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and Suri. After selling out their entire run at Upstairs Gallery, (before even opening the show!), the cast of The Tomkat Project is excited as hell to bring a remount to UP Comedy Club.
Showtime:
Thursday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Thursday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Summer in The Second City
UP Comedy Club presents Summer in The Second City featuring a mix of The Second City's best sketch material from their archives and some hysterical Chicago-style improvisation. The show features cast members from The Second City Touring Company including John Hartman, Nicole Hastings, Adam Peacock, Pat Reidy, Sarah Shook and Emily Walker. Directed by Anthony LeBlanc.
Showtimes: June 21 - August 31, 2013
Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. and Sundays at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $23.00 - $28.00
Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m. and Sundays at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $23.00 - $28.00
Playwrights Theatre Club Panel and Q&A
June 23, 2013
UP Comedy Club is pleased to host the 60th reunion of the Playwrights Theatre Club (1953-1955). Chicago Tribune'sChris Jones will moderate a panel of original members including Ed Asner, Helen Axelrood, Rolf Forsberg, George Goritz, Zohra Lampert, Sheldon Patinkin, Bernie Sahlins, and David Shepherd, along with Joyce Piven, Caroll Sills and Joann Shapiro. The Playwright's Theatre Club led to the creation of The Compass Players and later The Second City.
Showtimes:
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: Free. This show is now sold out.
Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: Free. This show is now sold out.
Check out UP's ongoing shows & improv revues:
What the Tour Guide Didn't Tell You: A Chicago Revue
The Second City does the Second City in this hilarious hometown revue that pulls from 52 years of classic scenes and songs thaT Lovingly make fun of the city we call home. Whether it's wholesale political corruption or a hapless ball club on the north side of town, What the Tour Guide Didn't Tell You is a great way to get a laugh-filled look at the Windy City. Showtimes: Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 4:00 p.m. Open run.
Tickets: $28.00The Second City's Improv All-Stars
See Chicago's finest improvisers under the direction of the legendary Mick Napier in an evening of unscripted and and unequaled improvisational comedy. This show is highly interactive, unpredictable and thoroughly original which makes for a high energy, hilarious "edge of your seat" show. Mondays and Wednesdays* at 8:00 p.m. Suggested rating R. Open run.
Tickets $16 * Wednesdays June 19 - August 28, 2013
Tickets $20Improv Extravaganza Explosion!
It's playtime! The Second City's performers lace up their sneakers and reach deep into their imaginations to present Improv Extravaganza Explosion!, an hour of interactive, family-friendly improvisation and sketch comedy where we pull ideas straight from the audience, and make it all up on the spot. The best part is that you never know what might happen! Perfect for ages 5 and up. Showtimes:
June 19 (Sold Out) and June 25; July 9, 17 (Sold Out), 23 and 31; August 6 at 11:00 a.m.
July 11 and 15; August 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets: $12.00
The Second City does the Second City in this hilarious hometown revue that pulls from 52 years of classic scenes and songs thaT Lovingly make fun of the city we call home. Whether it's wholesale political corruption or a hapless ball club on the north side of town, What the Tour Guide Didn't Tell You is a great way to get a laugh-filled look at the Windy City. Showtimes: Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 4:00 p.m. Open run.
Tickets: $28.00The Second City's Improv All-Stars
See Chicago's finest improvisers under the direction of the legendary Mick Napier in an evening of unscripted and and unequaled improvisational comedy. This show is highly interactive, unpredictable and thoroughly original which makes for a high energy, hilarious "edge of your seat" show. Mondays and Wednesdays* at 8:00 p.m. Suggested rating R. Open run.
Tickets $16 * Wednesdays June 19 - August 28, 2013
Tickets $20Improv Extravaganza Explosion!
It's playtime! The Second City's performers lace up their sneakers and reach deep into their imaginations to present Improv Extravaganza Explosion!, an hour of interactive, family-friendly improvisation and sketch comedy where we pull ideas straight from the audience, and make it all up on the spot. The best part is that you never know what might happen! Perfect for ages 5 and up. Showtimes:
June 19 (Sold Out) and June 25; July 9, 17 (Sold Out), 23 and 31; August 6 at 11:00 a.m.
July 11 and 15; August 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Tickets: $12.00
For TICKETS, call: 312-662-4562 or log onto: http://upcomedyclub.com.
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